For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, May 12, 2010
USDL-10-0644
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EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS – FIRST QUARTER 2010
Employers initiated 1,564 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2010 that resulted in the separation
of 221,150 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both events and separations decreased by record amounts from the
same period a year earlier, when layoffs and associated separated workers reached program highs (with
data available back to 1995). (See table A.)
Seventeen of 18 major industry sectors in the private nonfarm economy registered sharp declines over
the year in the number of extended mass layoff events, with 12 industries registering record declines in
the number of events. Forty-two percent of employers expected to recall at least some laid-off workers,
up from 25 percent a year earlier. First quarter 2010 layoff data are preliminary and are subject to revision. (See the Technical Note.)
The national unemployment rate averaged 10.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, in the first quarter of
2010, up from 8.8 percent a year earlier. Private nonfarm payroll employment, not seasonally adjusted,
decreased by 2.8 percent (-3,032,000) over the year.
Industry Distribution of Extended Layoffs
Manufacturing firms reported 380 events involving the separation of 51,333 workers. Manufacturing accounted for 24 percent of private nonfarm extended layoff events and 23 percent of related separations
in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest proportions for any first quarter. A year earlier, manufacturing
made up 40 percent of events and 39 percent of separations. (See table 1.) The largest numbers of separations within the manufacturing sector were associated with food (largely from fruit and vegetable
canning) and transportation equipment (largely from automobile manufacturing). All 21 manufacturing
subsectors experienced over-the-year decreases in the number of layoff events.
Construction firms recorded 400 events and 42,040 separations, primarily in specialty trade contractors
(largely from nonresidential electrical contractors) and heavy and civil engineering construction (largely
from highway, street, and bridge construction). In the first quarter of 2010, layoffs in this sector comprised 26 percent of events and 19 percent of separations.
Seventeen of 18 major industry sectors in the private nonfarm economy registered sharp declines over
the year in the number of extended mass layoff events. Layoff events in 12 industries decreased by
record levels—mining; manufacturing; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing;
Table A. Selected measures of extended mass layoff activity
Period
Layoff events
Separations
Initial claimants
2006
January-March.....................
April-June............................
July-September....................
October-December..............
963
1,353
929
1,640
183,089
295,964
160,254
296,662
193,510
264,927
161,764
330,954
2007
January-March.....................
April-June............................
July-September....................
October-December..............
1,110
1,421
1,018
1,814
225,600
278,719
160,024
301,592
199,250
259,234
173,077
347,151
1,340
1,756
1,581
3,582
230,098
354,713
290,453
641,714
259,292
339,630
304,340
766,780
3,979
3,395
2,034
705,141
651,318
345,529
835,551
731,035
406,715
2,419
406,815
466,539
1,564
221,150
214,204
2008
January-March.....................
April-June............................
July-September....................
October-December..............
2009
r
January-March ...................
r
April-June ...........................
r
July-September ..................
r
October-December ............
2010
p
January-March ...................
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; and other services,
except public administration.
Reasons for Extended Layoffs
Among the seven categories of economic reasons for extended mass layoffs, business demand factors
accounted for 41 percent of events and 38 percent of related separations during the first quarter of 2010,
down from 54 percent of events and 48 percent of separations in the same period a year earlier. (See
table 2.) Separations related to business demand factors decreased over the year by 250,749, or 75
percent. Within the business demand category, the largest over-the-year decrease in separations was due
to slack work/insufficient demand (-205,424). (See chart 1.)
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Table B. Metropolitan areas with the largest number of initial claimants associated with
extended mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2010, by residency of claimants
r
p
2009 I
Initial
Rank
claimants
2010 I
Initial
Rank
claimants
Total, 372 metropolitan areas .................
661,323
171,438
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. ....
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. ................................
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. .........
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. .......
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. .........
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif. ........
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. ..........
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, Calif.
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas ............
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.N.J.-Del.-Md. ...........................................
50,412
1
15,005
1
34,215
27,239
19,226
21,131
11,016
10,245
8,759
8,864
3
4
6
5
9
10
14
13
14,600
9,687
7,086
6,376
3,586
3,334
3,311
3,094
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
7,556
19
3,056
10
Metropolitan area
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
NOTE: The geographic boundaries of the metropolitan areas shown in this table are defined in
Office of Management and Budget Bulletin 10-02, December 01, 2009.
p
Movement of Work
In the first quarter of 2010, 61 extended mass layoffs involved movement of work and were associated
with 8,499 separated workers. The number of events decreased by 31 from the first quarter of 2009, and
the number of separations decreased by 7,002 over the year. Movement of work layoffs accounted for 5
percent of both nonseasonal layoff events and separations during the first quarter of 2010. (See table 9.)
Nearly 6 out of 10 extended mass layoff events related to movement of work were from manufacturing
industries. In comparison, manufacturing accounted for more than 2 out of 10 events in the total private
nonfarm economy. (See table 6.) Employers cited organizational changes in 44 percent of the extended
mass layoff events involving the movement of work. (See table 7.) The largest numbers of workers affected by the movement of work among the regions were in the South and Midwest. (See table 8.)
Among the states, California, New Jersey, and Tennessee reported the highest numbers of separations
associated with movement of work.
The 61 extended layoff events with movement of work for the first quarter of 2010 involved 82 identifiable relocations of work actions. Employers were able to provide more complete separations information for 58 of the actions. Of these, 86 percent involved work moving within the same company, and
78 percent were domestic reassignments. (See table 10.)
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Recall Expectations
Forty-two percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in the first quarter of 2010 indicated
they anticipated some type of recall, up from 25 percent a year earlier. Excluding extended mass layoff
events due to seasonal work and vacation period, in which 88 percent of the employers expected a recall,
employers anticipated recalling laid-off workers in just 27 percent of the events. Of those employers expecting to recall workers, 27 percent indicated that the offer would be extended to all displaced employees, and 67 percent of employers anticipated extending the offer to at least half of the workers. Sixtyseven percent of employers expecting to recall laid-off employees intend to do so within 6 months. (See
table 11.)
Size of Extended Layoffs In the first quarter of 2010, the average size of a layoff (as measured by separations per layoff event)
was 141, the smallest average size in program history. (See table 12.) Events during the first quarter of
2010 were concentrated at the lower end of the extended layoff-size spectrum, with 75 percent involving
fewer than 150 workers, up from 64 percent a year ago. The percentage distribution of extended mass
layoff events involving 500 or more workers registered program lows for both events (3 percent) and
separated workers (19 percent). (See table 13.)
Initial Claimant Characteristics
A total of 214,204 initial claimants for unemployment insurance were associated with extended mass
layoffs in the first quarter of 2010. Of these claimants, 13 percent were black, 17 percent were Hispanic,
35 percent were women, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older. (See table 3.) Among persons in
the civilian labor force for the same period, 12 percent were black, 15 percent were Hispanic, 47 percent
were women, and 19 percent were 55 years of age or older.
Geographic Distribution
Among the four census regions, the Midwest and the West recorded the highest numbers of separations
due to extended mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2010. Among the nine census divisions, the
highest numbers of separations were in the East North Central and Pacific. All regions and divisions
registered record level over-the-year decreases in the number of separations with the exception of the
West South Central division. (See table 4.)
California recorded the largest number of worker separations, followed by Illinois, Ohio, New York,
and Pennsylvania. (See table 5.) After excluding the impact of seasonal reasons, these five states still
reported the highest numbers of separated workers. Over the year, 49 states reported decreased numbers of laid-off workers, led by California, Florida, and Michigan. Of these 49 states, twenty registered
record over-the-year decreases in the number of separations—Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Eighty percent of the initial claimants associated with extended mass layoff events in the first quarter
of 2010 resided within metropolitan areas, nearly the same as a year earlier (79 percent). Among the 372
metropolitan areas, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., reported the highest number of resident
initial claimants. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.Del.-Md., and Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, Calif., moved into the top 10 metropolitan areas
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in terms of initial claims by residency of claimant in the first quarter of 2010, replacing Detroit-WarrenLivonia, Mich., Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla., from the
previous year. (See table B.)
Note
The quarterly series on extended mass layoffs cover layoffs of at least 31-days duration that involve
50 or more individuals from a single employer filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during
a consecutive 5-week period. Approximately 30 days after a mass layoff is triggered, the employer is
contacted for additional information. Data for the current quarter are preliminary and subject to revision.
This release also includes revised data for previous quarters. Data are not seasonally adjusted, but survey
data suggest that there is a seasonal pattern to layoffs. Thus, comparisons between consecutive quarters
should not be used as an indicator of trend. For additional information about the program, see the Technical Note.
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The Mass Layoffs in April 2010 news release is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 21, 2010,
at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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Technical Note
The Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program is a federalstate program which identifies, describes, and tracks the
effects of major job cutbacks, using data from each state's
unemployment insurance database. Employers which have at
least 50 initial claims filed against them during a consecutive
5-week period are contacted by the state agency to determine
whether these separations are of at least 31 days duration,
and, if so, information is obtained on the total number of
persons separated and the reasons for these separations.
Employers are identified according to industry classification
and location, and unemployment insurance claimants are
identified by such demographic factors as age, race, gender,
ethnic group, and place of residence. The program yields
information on an individual's entire spell of unemployment,
to the point when regular unemployment insurance benefits
are exhausted.
Definitions
Domestic relocation. A movement of work from an
establishment within the U.S. to a location also inside the
U.S., either within the same company or to a different
company altogether (domestic outsourcing).
Employer. A firm covered by state unemployment
insurance laws. Information on employers is obtained from
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
program, which is administered by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS).
Overseas relocation. A movement of work from an
establishment within the U.S. to a location outside of the U.S.
(offshoring), either within the same company or to a different
company altogether (offshore outsourcing).
Relocation of work action. A movement-of-work action
where the employer provides information on the new location
of work and/or the number of workers affected by the
movement. Events may involve more than one action per
employer if work is moved to more than one location.
Separations. The number of individuals who have
become displaced during an extended mass layoff event as
provided by the employer, regardless of whether they file for
unemployment insurance or not.
Worksite closure. The complete closure of an employer
or the partial closure of an employer with multiple locations
where entire worksites affected by layoffs are closed.
Revisions to preliminary data
The latest quarterly data in this news release are
considered preliminary. After the initial publication of
quarterly information, more data are collected as remaining
employer interviews for the quarter are completed and
additional initial claimant information associated with
extended layoff events is received.
Movement of work concepts and questions
Extended mass layoff event. A layoff defined by the
filing of 50 or more initial claims for unemployment
insurance benefits from an employer during a 5-week period,
with at least 50 workers separated for more than 30 days.
Such layoffs involve both persons subject to recall and those
who are terminated.
Initial claimant. A person who files any notice of
unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination
of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a
subsequent period of unemployment within a benefit year or
period of eligibility.
Movement of work. The reassignment of work activities
previously performed at the worksite by the company
experiencing the layoff (1) to another worksite within the
company; (2) to another company under formal contractual
arrangements at the same worksite; or (3) to another company
under formal contractual arrangements at another worksite
either within or outside of the U.S.
Outsourcing. A movement of work that was formerly
conducted in-house by employees paid directly by a company
to a different company under a contractual arrangement.
Beginning in 2004, the economic reasons "domestic
relocation" and "overseas relocation" were replaced by the
movement of work concept. The movement of work data are
not collected in the same way as the relocation reasons in
releases prior to 2004; therefore, the movement of work data
are not comparable to the data for those discontinued reasons.
Questions on movement of work and location are asked
for all layoff events when the reason for separation is other
than “seasonal work” or “vacation period,” as these are
unlikely. Movement of work questions are asked after the
analyst verifies that a layoff in fact occurred and lasted more
than 30 days. If the reason for layoff is other than seasonal or
vacation, the employer was asked the following:
(1) “Did this layoff include your company moving work
from this location(s) to a different geographic location(s)
within your company?”
(2) “Did this layoff include your company moving work
that was performed in-house by your employees to a different
company, through contractual arrangements?”
A “yes” response to either question is followed by: “Is
the location inside or outside of the U.S.?” and “How many
of the layoffs were a result of this relocation?”
Layoff actions are classified as “domestic relocation” if
the employer responds “yes” to questions 1 and/or 2 and
indicates the location(s) was inside the U.S.; “overseas
relocation” indicates that the location(s) was outside the U.S.
Reliability of the data
The identification of employers and layoff events in the
MLS program and associated characteristics of claimants is
based on administrative data on covered employers and
unemployment insurance claims, and, therefore, is not subject
to issues associated with sampling error. Nonsampling errors
such as typographical errors may occur but are not likely to
be significant. While the MLS employers and layoff events
are not subject to sampling error, and all such employers are
asked the interview questions, the employer responses are
subject to nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur
for many reasons, including the inability to obtain information for all respondents, inability or unwillingness of
respondents to provide correct information, and errors made
in the collection or processing of the data. For the first
quarter of 2010, outright refusal to participate in the employer
interview accounted for 4.2 percent of all private nonfarm
events. Although included in the total number of instances
involving the movement of work, for the first quarter,
employers in 24 relocations were unable to provide the
number of separations specifically associated with the
movement of work, 1 of which involved out-of-country
moves.
Additional information
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Industry
I
IV
2009r
2009
r
2010
2009
r
2009
r
2010
2009
r
2009
r
2010
Total, private nonfarm ..................................
3,979
2,419
1,564
705,141
406,815
221,150
835,551
466,539
214,204
Mining .............................................................
Utilities ............................................................
Construction ....................................................
Manufacturing .................................................
Food ...........................................................
Beverage and tobacco products ................
Textile mills ................................................
Textile product mills ...................................
Apparel .......................................................
Leather and allied products ........................
Wood products ...........................................
Paper .........................................................
Printing and related support activities ........
Petroleum and coal products .....................
82
3
526
1,597
85
14
27
9
24
5
91
41
43
6
39
9
762
592
93
2,176
282
42,040
51,333
9,151
845
1,866
282
45,052
51,870
9,511
1,229
( )
16
7
18
5
( )
4,680
1,604
2,400
3,092
( )
1,347
1,215
2,015
368
15,112
799
76,236
378,642
16,348
3,032
6,268
2,356
3,280
679
14,625
6,104
6,237
631
5,485
1,585
120,423
121,669
21,480
( )
35
14
10
21
14,408
480
63,121
276,772
13,925
2,141
3,137
1,315
3,250
680
11,039
5,309
5,580
809
4,887
1,637
95,945
99,051
19,961
( )
11
–
18
16
3
400
380
69
6
( )
6,834
1,726
1,934
3,519
( )
1,803
918
1,952
397
Chemicals .................................................
Plastics and rubber products .....................
Nonmetallic mineral products .....................
Primary metals ...........................................
Fabricated metal products .........................
Machinery ..................................................
Computer and electronic products .............
Electrical equipment and appliances .........
Transportation equipment ..........................
Furniture and related products ...................
Miscellaneous manufacturing ....................
30
82
82
106
159
157
147
66
322
63
38
23
19
60
34
44
47
40
15
72
14
13
13
13
29
19
22
32
25
14
49
17
10
4,795
8,958
8,485
16,205
18,187
28,203
25,497
9,005
95,247
10,182
4,823
3,056
1,880
7,822
4,202
5,894
6,375
5,135
2,173
21,400
2,021
1,898
1,742
1,179
2,861
2,758
2,191
4,671
4,510
1,821
9,141
2,261
1,449
4,791
10,357
11,254
21,466
27,176
38,551
30,776
12,729
142,759
14,468
4,755
2,659
1,966
9,511
6,914
7,064
8,920
6,658
2,283
24,465
2,907
1,685
1,372
1,349
3,186
2,045
2,020
4,800
3,508
1,377
9,888
2,550
1,166
Wholesale trade ..............................................
Retail trade ......................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................
Information ......................................................
Finance and insurance ....................................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................
Professional and technical services ................
Management of companies and enterprises ...
Administrative and waste services ..................
Educational services .......................................
Health care and social assistance ..................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .................
Accommodation and food services .................
Other services, except public administration ..
131
382
157
98
175
39
154
21
327
10
44
45
158
29
56
91
88
62
75
20
77
9
254
8
42
68
143
23
41
152
83
44
54
9
53
10
166
4
29
34
73
13
16,960
90,459
28,757
14,688
36,533
4,332
21,862
2,753
85,366
1,288
6,937
7,147
29,871
3,338
6,981
19,464
17,705
12,264
15,114
2,454
14,379
1,073
52,786
959
6,216
18,959
33,136
3,609
4,158
34,133
14,397
6,290
8,338
804
5,735
2,005
28,179
837
3,599
5,920
9,441
1,483
18,019
83,333
28,467
21,329
37,680
4,526
24,343
2,641
91,794
1,195
7,530
7,435
32,584
3,817
6,729
23,695
17,799
17,082
16,697
2,775
14,111
3,479
63,168
1,050
6,507
11,724
29,105
3,260
3,808
35,506
11,749
6,099
7,753
937
6,032
1,180
24,094
470
2,764
3,857
9,787
1,098
Unclassified .....................................................
1
1
69
196
69
196
1
1
2
2
( )
7
4
For the first quarter of 2010, data on layoffs were reported by employers
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
I
p
2
in all states and the District of Columbia.
2
I
2
–
IV
I
2
( )
2,055
–
2,380
2
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
I
p
2
( )
937
396
2
–
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
IV
I
2
( )
6,980
–
2,371
2
p
2
( )
1,068
516
2
–
Table 2. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Reason for layoff
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
2009r
2009r
2010p
2009r
2009r
2010p
2009r
2009r
2010p
Total, private nonfarm ...................................................
3,979
2,419
1,564
705,141
406,815
221,150
835,551
466,539
214,204
Business demand .............................................................
2,160
846
636
334,973
126,983
84,224
460,308
177,743
79,530
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completion .......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
business slowdown .................................................
87
327
6
32
6
37
290
35
218
6,953
49,017
4,884
30,452
3,617
30,096
(2)
8
(2)
1,184
(2)
722
(2)
1,656
(2)
887
( )
2
( )
2
( )
16,954
78,458
1,085
6,889
1,023
7,968
66,047
(2)
10
12,784
64,033
822
4,096
1,016
2
( )
1,702
502
371
252,222
69,104
46,798
355,899
101,463
44,569
Organizational changes ....................................................
201
89
91
46,373
17,736
15,004
54,668
15,642
13,363
Business-ownership change ..........................................
Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................
31
170
29
60
23
68
9,313
37,060
9,000
8,736
3,586
11,418
6,070
48,598
4,544
11,098
2,384
10,979
Financial issues ................................................................
428
180
139
98,770
29,580
19,681
92,377
34,170
24,129
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
87
234
107
21
113
46
13
84
42
28,675
36,859
33,236
5,262
16,570
7,748
1,983
10,614
7,084
16,874
52,653
22,850
4,857
20,744
8,569
1,451
17,434
5,244
16
12
4,394
1,982
2,236
3,022
1,833
1,797
(2)
–
5
3
(2)
3
312
–
416
(2)
(2)
1,043
(2)
–
576
(2)
–
541
277
–
211
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1,165
(2)
(2)
(2)
540
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
449
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
810
1,060
1
Production specific ............................................................
Automation/technological advances ..............................
Energy related ................................................................
Governmental regulations/intervention ..........................
Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike .....................
Material or supply shortage ............................................
Model changeover .........................................................
Plant or machine repair/maintenance ............................
Product line discontinued ...............................................
17
2
( )
(2)
3
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
6
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
Seasonal ...........................................................................
(2)
(2)
(2)
3
(2)
6
2
–
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
–
6
2
(2)
998
( )
(2)
2
(2)
(2)
–
686
840
712
646
2
( )
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
828
398
(2)
(2)
( )
2
( )
2
Other/miscellaneous .........................................................
827
454
282
163,720
92,488
38,855
162,912
92,450
38,050
Other ..............................................................................
Data not provided: refusal ..............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
35
162
630
22
109
323
20
66
196
6,207
38,473
119,040
3,501
29,257
59,730
3,467
9,767
25,621
5,332
38,403
119,177
3,680
29,257
59,513
2,763
9,753
25,534
2
( )
2
56,225
137,206
134,910
2,296
( )
60,438
61,618
(2)
(2)
2
2
( )
( )
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
143,641
564
817
11
Seasonal ........................................................................
Vacation period–school related or otherwise .................
340
6
( )
139,955
3,686
56,771
(2)
(2)
Table 3. State and selected claimant characteristics: Extended mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, fourth quarter, 2009 and first quarter, 2010
Percent of total
Total
Layoff events
initial
claimants
State
Hispanic
origin
Black
Persons age 55
and over
Women
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
IV
I
2009r
2010p
2009r
2010p
2009r
2010p
2009r
2010p
2009r
2010p
2009r
2010p
Total, private nonfarm1 ...........
2,419
1,564
466,539
214,204
12.0
13.5
18.5
17.1
30.5
34.8
18.2
19.3
Alabama ......................................
Alaska ..........................................
Arizona ........................................
Arkansas .....................................
California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
Connecticut .................................
Delaware .....................................
District of Columbia .....................
Florida .........................................
Georgia ........................................
Hawaii ..........................................
Idaho ...........................................
12
14
20
12
578
38
15
7
6
100
20
5
16
9
6
11
2,255
944
1,431
7
3,648
3,050
2,519
2,232
119,705
4,891
1,877
957
816
21,276
9,466
689
2,584
(2)
729
43.7
4.5
5.5
19.6
8.1
4.0
13.5
21.4
59.6
13.8
40.5
.7
.2
38.4
4.8
10.5
22.1
8.4
7.4
13.1
–
56.5
15.4
46.6
.7
.1
1.7
9.7
38.1
5.0
37.0
29.8
16.5
4.4
15.9
27.3
7.4
6.7
12.1
1.3
14.8
30.0
4.8
37.9
19.0
9.7
–
3.6
26.7
5.2
3.3
8.1
54.5
30.1
38.4
29.9
37.4
22.0
32.3
18.6
46.3
39.3
47.9
20.9
28.1
32.9
33.5
34.8
53.0
37.7
37.4
38.8
–
48.4
34.4
45.9
34.0
29.6
15.8
20.4
16.2
17.6
16.7
20.2
26.1
21.1
20.1
19.9
19.5
12.5
17.1
13.7
25.5
12.7
16.4
17.3
18.2
19.5
–
25.8
17.8
23.8
17.6
17.4
Illinois ..........................................
Indiana .........................................
Iowa .............................................
Kansas ........................................
Kentucky ......................................
Louisiana .....................................
Maine ...........................................
Maryland ......................................
Massachusetts ............................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Mississippi ...................................
Missouri .......................................
203
43
13
17
26
27
7
18
19
79
93
12
58
119
30
4
9
23
19
6
7
18
40
34
6
48
36,333
7,370
1,860
3,976
2,946
3,556
1,255
2,303
2,658
11,428
15,214
901
9,198
15,748
3,473
483
982
2,551
1,866
1,098
834
1,962
4,115
3,667
553
4,372
13.1
7.2
3.1
10.6
2.9
43.5
2.3
45.6
7.4
10.6
3.0
53.8
12.3
18.6
7.1
1.7
10.9
5.6
55.8
3.1
23.4
10.4
8.7
3.8
78.1
10.3
19.7
3.7
7.5
4.4
.1
4.2
.6
3.7
1.3
8.0
8.4
1.8
1.5
14.7
2.2
5.6
6.0
–
3.2
.4
1.6
1.7
4.3
5.0
2.5
1.4
23.8
19.4
16.5
30.4
10.1
19.3
24.4
41.9
35.5
23.4
17.5
34.7
30.7
37.9
22.2
19.7
35.3
13.6
40.2
48.8
10.3
43.1
32.7
25.2
37.4
40.4
15.2
15.8
20.2
19.3
17.8
21.0
22.2
18.1
20.9
16.2
18.0
19.1
22.1
17.4
19.1
21.5
18.3
19.0
13.0
26.5
31.3
22.0
19.9
20.8
10.1
22.0
Montana ......................................
Nebraska .....................................
Nevada ........................................
New Hampshire ...........................
New Jersey ..................................
New Mexico .................................
New York .....................................
North Carolina .............................
North Dakota ...............................
Ohio .............................................
Oklahoma ....................................
Oregon ........................................
Pennsylvania ...............................
12
6
29
7
53
12
166
40
9
97
8
33
143
4
4
23
663
251
3,515
(2)
49
12
124
32
5
90
(2)
6,536
1,197
17,027
3,770
697
14,263
(2)
22
114
1,404
565
8,041
839
8,288
1,655
31,394
9,492
1,138
21,284
1,593
8,435
32,622
.1
1.4
6.8
.7
19.4
1.6
12.6
47.4
1.8
9.2
12.4
1.2
4.0
.6
4.0
7.4
1.4
20.2
2.8
12.9
51.4
.4
12.5
10.1
2.2
5.8
3.1
6.7
32.2
1.9
9.2
56.9
12.6
4.7
3.7
3.5
4.6
21.2
2.4
2.0
6.0
30.9
3.8
8.4
44.8
12.3
5.1
1.9
3.0
4.8
15.1
3.0
22.5
15.2
28.9
20.4
34.3
37.6
32.5
42.8
16.1
20.7
26.2
37.1
17.8
17.2
13.9
33.1
35.4
47.0
24.1
26.6
45.3
10.2
30.4
55.0
36.0
27.0
23.7
30.4
17.2
23.5
18.9
17.3
21.3
15.0
21.3
20.2
16.2
19.9
21.0
34.8
33.5
19.0
28.1
25.8
16.4
20.2
19.7
21.1
22.4
20.5
17.4
23.5
Rhode Island ...............................
South Carolina .............................
South Dakota ...............................
Tennessee ...................................
Texas ...........................................
Utah .............................................
Vermont .......................................
Virginia ........................................
Washington .................................
West Virginia ...............................
Wisconsin ....................................
Wyoming .....................................
7
34
3
8
570
4,691
582
747
(2)
27
41
14
8
30
64
7
109
(2)
27
56
8
–
29
35
7
47
(2)
5,320
8,564
2,921
1,343
7,029
12,106
857
22,973
(2)
2,572
9,123
1,044
–
4,640
4,108
892
8,634
(2)
(2)
1.8
53.2
–
21.6
15.3
.8
.9
42.1
5.0
–
4.7
1.6
1.9
40.3
3.4
34.8
20.6
.4
–
34.7
5.1
–
7.5
2.3
12.8
.9
3.7
–
48.2
10.1
.6
4.9
18.2
.1
8.1
8.0
33.7
5.0
8.0
.2
35.7
7.1
–
2.9
10.9
.1
7.6
18.0
28.1
44.0
12.2
27.6
23.0
12.1
34.0
42.0
35.2
2.9
23.3
35.8
67.0
41.6
71.6
48.6
31.3
21.6
–
39.9
33.4
18.2
43.3
19.5
20.7
16.8
31.7
26.2
14.1
15.5
23.8
18.1
17.0
13.4
17.5
22.7
34.5
9.6
19.3
19.5
14.3
18.3
–
25.1
15.2
15.0
18.1
19.5
.3
.1
98.9
99.4
25.4
43.1
12.6
6.3
Puerto Rico ..................................
5
(2)
389
14
19
–
3
14
21
(2)
11
(2)
666
(2)
53,428
1,487
1,798
–
248
4,164
3,126
(2)
3,867
16,319
(2)
2,087
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
Table 4. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
Census region and division
I
IV
2009r
2009
2010
United States ..................................
3,979
2,419
1,564
705,141
406,815
221,150
835,551
466,539
214,204
Northeast .................................................
702
425
335
121,317
64,075
44,844
131,372
80,846
45,610
New England ........................................
Middle Atlantic ......................................
135
567
63
362
48
287
22,137
99,180
9,334
54,741
8,050
36,794
23,202
108,170
8,542
72,304
5,728
39,882
South ........................................................
941
427
264
176,984
72,226
37,889
196,280
85,647
39,122
South Atlantic .......................................
East South Central ...............................
West South Central ..............................
515
214
212
262
77
88
121
65
78
88,267
38,461
50,256
45,032
13,158
14,036
17,054
8,104
12,731
106,089
41,748
48,443
56,887
12,815
15,945
18,421
7,931
12,770
Midwest ....................................................
1,072
728
431
202,907
121,744
62,771
274,672
131,421
56,773
East North Central ...............................
West North Central ..............................
838
234
531
197
326
105
167,882
35,025
89,585
32,159
51,586
11,185
227,209
47,463
99,388
32,033
46,233
10,540
West .........................................................
1,264
839
534
203,933
148,770
75,646
233,227
168,625
72,699
Mountain ..............................................
Pacific ..................................................
233
1,031
145
694
81
453
39,469
164,464
24,024
124,746
11,976
63,670
40,167
193,060
24,640
143,985
10,199
62,500
1
I
r
I
p
IV
r
2009
I
r
2009
I
p
2010
IV
r
2009
I
r
p
2009
2010
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and
r
= revised.
Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin;
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California,
New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia,
Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and
Table 5. State distribution: Extended mass layoff events, separations, and initial claimants for unemployment insurance,
private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Initial claimants for
unemployment insurance
Separations
State
I
IV
2009r
2009
2010
Total, private nonfarm ........................
3,979
2,419
1,564
705,141
406,815
221,150
835,551
466,539
214,204
Alabama ...................................................
Alaska ......................................................
Arizona .....................................................
Arkansas ..................................................
California ..................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Connecticut ..............................................
Delaware ..................................................
District of Columbia ..................................
Florida ......................................................
Georgia ....................................................
Hawaii ......................................................
Idaho ........................................................
21
8
45
12
879
36
30
7
9
6
11
5,822
2,437
7,287
3,153
134,681
5,919
4,878
1,548
6,135
1,523
7,250
3,536
158,451
5,102
5,083
1,385
7
( )
804
( )
49,348
13,015
1,181
4,115
3,648
3,050
2,519
2,232
119,705
4,891
1,877
957
816
21,276
9,466
689
2,584
2,255
944
1,431
( )
49,572
7,180
1,086
3,378
3,118
6,245
2,208
1,670
102,696
5,243
2,830
1,426
816
22,005
3,781
494
2,686
1,249
944
1,450
( )
243
59
12
24
12
14
20
12
578
38
15
7
6
100
20
5
16
Illinois .......................................................
Indiana .....................................................
Iowa .........................................................
Kansas .....................................................
Kentucky ..................................................
Louisiana ..................................................
Maine .......................................................
Maryland ..................................................
Massachusetts .........................................
Michigan ...................................................
Minnesota ................................................
Mississippi ................................................
Missouri ....................................................
240
112
37
26
88
29
13
40
63
183
73
19
78
203
43
13
17
26
27
7
18
19
79
93
12
58
119
30
4
9
23
19
6
7
18
40
34
6
48
43,738
14,323
4,347
5,773
19,234
5,789
3,630
4,700
9,336
47,872
10,220
1,855
12,607
36,294
4,335
1,287
3,863
3,597
4,469
1,110
2,064
2,192
11,487
14,483
1,613
10,611
18,336
3,132
245
928
2,988
2,473
1,375
807
2,010
4,560
3,731
874
5,068
47,090
21,057
10,985
8,691
19,789
4,626
2,146
4,943
11,544
78,694
11,243
1,740
14,065
36,333
7,370
1,860
3,976
2,946
3,556
1,255
2,303
2,658
11,428
15,214
901
9,198
15,748
3,473
483
982
2,551
1,866
1,098
834
1,962
4,115
3,667
553
4,372
Montana ...................................................
Nebraska ..................................................
Nevada .....................................................
New Hampshire .......................................
New Jersey ..............................................
New Mexico .............................................
New York .................................................
North Carolina ..........................................
North Dakota ............................................
Ohio .........................................................
Oklahoma .................................................
Oregon .....................................................
Pennsylvania ............................................
9
5
74
8
110
14
213
86
9
212
31
73
244
12
6
29
7
53
12
166
40
9
97
8
33
143
4
4
23
1,320
829
5,473
996
10,184
1,769
24,798
4,039
1,013
17,240
2,102
6,407
19,759
736
359
3,735
1,404
565
8,041
839
8,288
1,655
31,394
9,492
1,138
21,284
1,593
8,435
32,622
(2)
6,536
1,197
17,027
3,770
697
14,263
(2)
3,687
13,635
1,300
844
14,416
1,433
18,123
3,158
39,321
22,115
1,010
56,413
6,768
18,237
50,726
663
251
3,515
(2)
49
12
124
32
5
90
1,241
362
12,772
1,292
18,710
3,704
41,333
10,804
1,010
41,636
6,192
12,897
39,137
Rhode Island ............................................
South Carolina .........................................
South Dakota ...........................................
Tennessee ...............................................
Texas .......................................................
Utah .........................................................
Vermont ...................................................
Virginia .....................................................
Washington ..............................................
West Virginia ............................................
Wisconsin .................................................
Wyoming ..................................................
11
50
6
86
140
27
10
14
59
14
91
7
34
3
8
684
4,365
699
887
582
747
(2)
27
56
8
–
29
35
7
47
(2)
4,830
5,795
1,695
1,522
5,677
8,904
859
20,229
(2)
2,993
9,207
1,378
–
4,427
3,072
948
9,327
1,090
9,183
625
14,084
33,513
4,510
1,906
3,268
13,668
2,589
23,955
570
4,691
(2)
27
41
14
8
30
64
7
109
1,068
7,152
706
11,550
35,122
4,582
1,933
3,141
13,363
3,927
20,313
(2)
5,320
8,564
2,921
1,343
7,029
12,106
857
22,973
(2)
2,572
9,123
1,044
–
4,640
4,108
892
8,634
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
1
Puerto Rico ..............................................
2
(2)
20
I
r
5
I
p
(2)
389
14
19
–
3
14
21
2
2
( )
IV
r
2009
(2)
22
114
11
2,623
I
r
I
p
2009
2010
299
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
(2)
55,912
2,257
3,448
–
248
4,502
2,369
2
(2)
7,698
1,333
15,461
2,866
704
16,231
771
IV
r
2009
2
4,722
I
r
2009
666
p
2010
(2)
53,428
1,487
1,798
–
248
4,164
3,126
2
( )
729
(2)
3,867
16,319
2,087
Table 6. Industry distribution: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Industry
I
2009
1
Total, private nonfarm ...............................................
Mining ..........................................................................
Utilities .........................................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing ..............................................................
Food ........................................................................
Beverage and tobacco products .............................
Textile mills .............................................................
Textile product mills ................................................
Apparel ...................................................................
Leather and allied products ....................................
Wood products ........................................................
Paper ......................................................................
Printing and related support activities .....................
Petroleum and coal products ..................................
Chemicals ..............................................................
Plastics and rubber products ..................................
Nonmetallic mineral products .................................
Primary metals ........................................................
Fabricated metal products ......................................
Machinery ...............................................................
Computer and electronic products ..........................
Electrical equipment and appliances ......................
Transportation equipment .......................................
Furniture and related products ................................
Miscellaneous manufacturing .................................
Wholesale trade ...........................................................
Retail trade ..................................................................
Transportation and warehousing .................................
Information ...................................................................
Finance and insurance ................................................
Real estate and rental and leasing ..............................
Professional and technical services .............................
Management of companies and enterprises ...............
Administrative and waste services ...............................
Educational services ....................................................
Health care and social assistance ...............................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................
Accommodation and food services ..............................
Other services, except public administration ...............
IV
I
2009r
2010
92
3
–
–
66
–
–
2
38
2
( )
–
–
(2)
(2)
2
( )
3
3
2
( )
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
Unclassified .................................................................
–
2
(2)
–
( )
–
2
( )
–
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
2
( )
577
312
2
4
( )
–
2
( )
–
2
( )
( )
2
2
3
3
6
5
3
4
9
3
6
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
7
3
8
(2)
(2)
( )
(2)
603
629
464
2,930
987
2,036
647
460
828
761
906
4
4
–
–
2
( )
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
3
–
–
2
2
( )
–
(2)
( )
(2)
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
I
r
–
–
(2)
7,226
2
p
2010
8,499
–
–
–
4,859
2
( )
–
–
–
–
( )
2
( )
–
( )
–
2
( )
–
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
760
2
( )
–
(2)
(2)
890
930
807
2,103
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
5
3
IV
2
( )
–
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
34
543
–
–
11,138
2
2
4
5
5
11,974
( )
–
–
( )
4
6
4
12
6
11
3
3
15,501
( )
2
( )
–
2
( )
(2)
61
( )
–
–
–
–
(2)
2
2009
–
–
–
(2)
65
I
2009
p
(2)
–
2
(2)
(2)
–
431
373
908
380
670
(2)
(2)
(2)
905
(2)
(2)
696
939
(2)
(2)
(2)
650
–
–
2
( )
–
408
883
(2)
507
588
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
2
(2)
( )
(2)
(2)
–
–
Table 7. Reason for layoff: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of
work, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Reason for layoff
I
IV
2009
2009
92
66
1
Total, private nonfarm ...................................................
Business demand .............................................................
Contract cancellation .....................................................
Contract completion .......................................................
Domestic competition .....................................................
Excess inventory/saturated market ................................
Import competition .........................................................
Slack work/insufficient demand/non-seasonal
business slowdown .................................................
44
I
I
IV
2010p
2009
2009
2010p
61
15,501
11,974
8,499
( )
6,374
3,071
( )
2
18
( )
2
–
( )
2
( )
2
–
2
( )
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
–
2
( )
(2)
2
( )
868
2
( )
(2)
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
–
33
24
4,385
2,451
1,038
21
27
3,564
3,190
4,656
3
24
( )
2
( )
2
(2)
(2)
590
4,066
4,514
4,953
2,134
–
(2)
3,964
(2)
1,729
(2)
(2)
( )
2
(2)
(2)
23
18
(2)
(2)
(2)
15
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
Disaster/safety ..................................................................
Hazardous work environment ........................................
Natural disaster (not weather related) ............................
Non-natural disaster .......................................................
Extreme weather-related event ......................................
Automation/technological advances ..............................
Energy related ................................................................
Governmental regulations/intervention ..........................
Labor dispute/contract negotiations/strike .....................
Material or supply shortage ............................................
Model changeover .........................................................
Plant or machine repair/maintenance ............................
Product line discontinued ...............................................
2
( )
2
( )
9
2
–
2
11
( )
18
2
( )
2
( )
2
( )
18
Production specific ............................................................
2
2
Financial issues ................................................................
Bankruptcy .....................................................................
Cost control/cost cutting/increase profitability ................
Financial difficulty ...........................................................
I
r
( )
( )
(2)
2
( )
5
Organizational changes ....................................................
Business-ownership change ..........................................
Reorganization or restructuring of company ..................
r
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(2)
(2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Other/miscellaneous .........................................................
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Other ..............................................................................
Data not provided: refusal ..............................................
Data not provided: does not know .................................
2
( )
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
(2)
–
–
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
r
= revised.
= preliminary.
Table 8. Census region and division: Extended mass layoff events and separations associated with the movement of work,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Separations
Census region and division
1
I
IV
2009
2009
I
r
p
2010
I
IV
2009
2009
I
r
p
2010
United States ......................................
92
66
61
15,501
11,974
8,499
Northeast .....................................................
9
13
12
1,729
2,420
1,772
New England ...........................................
Middle Atlantic .........................................
4
5
6
7
7
5
721
1,008
1,280
1,140
883
889
South ...........................................................
25
22
22
4,786
4,129
2,773
South Atlantic ...........................................
East South Central ...................................
West South Central ..................................
10
9
6
13
6
3
11
8
3
1,667
1,276
1,843
2,010
1,419
700
1,216
1,107
450
Midwest ........................................................
40
16
13
6,009
2,413
2,369
East North Central ...................................
West North Central ..................................
30
10
13
3
9
4
4,708
1,301
1,853
560
1,870
499
West .............................................................
18
15
14
2,977
3,012
1,585
Mountain ..................................................
Pacific ......................................................
3
15
2
( )
(2)
3
11
669
2,308
(2)
(2)
484
1,101
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
2
Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama,
r
= revised.
Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas,
p
= preliminary.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas,
the census divisions are: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massa-
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain:
chusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Middle Atlantic:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware,
Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
Table 9. Extended mass layoff events and separations, selected measures, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Layoff events
Action
I
2009
Separations
IV
I
r
I
p
2010
2009
IV
r
I
r
p
2009
2009
2010
Total, private nonfarm1 ...................................................
3,979
2,419
1,564
705,141
406,815
221,150
Total, excluding seasonal
2
and vacation events ..............................................
3,639
1,591
1,166
648,916
269,609
160,712
Total, movement of work .......................................
92
66
61
15,501
11,974
8,499
Movement of work actions .................................
124
100
82
( )
With separations reported ............................
87
55
58
9,089
4,573
With separations unknown ...........................
37
45
24
( 4)
( )
3
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
2
The questions on movement of work were not asked of employers
when the reason for layoff was either seasonal work or vacation period.
3
Movement of work can involve more than one action.
4
4
Data are not available.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
4
( )
4
4
( )
5,453
4
( )
Table 10. Movement of work actions by type of separation where number of separations is known by employers,
selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Actions1
Activities
Separations
I
2009
2009
r
2010
87
55
58
9,089
4,573
5,453
Out-of-country relocations ................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
25
23
2
15
12
3
13
11
2
3,967
3,794
173
1,556
1,291
265
998
933
65
Domestic relocations ........................................
Within company ............................................
Different company ........................................
62
57
5
38
34
4
45
39
6
5,122
4,776
346
2,722
2,360
362
4,455
3,521
934
2
With separations reported .................................
IV
I
p
I
2009
IV
I
r
2009
p
2010
By location
Unable to assign place of
relocation .......................................................
2
–
–
–
295
–
By company
Within company ................................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
80
57
23
–
48
34
12
2
50
39
11
–
8,570
4,776
3,794
–
3,946
2,360
1,291
295
4,454
3,521
933
–
Different company ............................................
Domestic .......................................................
Out of country ...............................................
Unable to assign ...........................................
7
5
2
7
4
3
8
6
2
519
346
173
627
362
265
999
934
65
1
–
Only actions for which separations associated with the
movement of work were reported are shown.
2
See footnote 1, table 1.
–
–
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
–
Note: Dash represents zero.
–
–
Table 11. Summary of employer expectations of a recall from extended mass layoffs, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Percent of layoff events due to seasonal work Percent of layoff events, excluding those due
and vacation period
to seasonal and vacation period
Percent of total layoff events1
Nature of recall
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
I
IV
I
2009
2009r
2010p
2009
2009r
2010p
2009
2009r
2010p
25.2
47.5
42.1
87.6
95.8
87.7
19.3
22.4
26.6
Within 6 months .....................................
61.5
79.2
66.8
77.9
89.7
79.4
54.6
55.9
52.6
Within 3 months ...............................
39.2
32.6
44.0
43.6
29.6
48.4
37.3
39.0
39.0
At least half ............................................
62.6
81.3
66.9
80.2
91.7
81.9
55.2
58.1
50.0
All workers .......................................
19.8
38.6
26.9
30.5
46.8
39.0
15.2
20.5
13.2
Anticipate a recall ..................................
Timeframe
Size of recall
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
r
= revised.
p
= preliminary.
Table 12. Average number of separations in extended mass layoff events by selected
measures, private nonfarm sector, selected quarters, 2009 and 2010
Average number of separations
Measure
I
IV
2009r
2009
2010
I
Total, private nonfarm1 ....................................................
177
168
141
Industry
Mining ...................................................................................
Utilities ..................................................................................
Construction ..........................................................................
Manufacturing .......................................................................
Wholesale trade ....................................................................
Retail trade ............................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ..........................................
Information ............................................................................
Finance and insurance ..........................................................
Real estate and rental and leasing .......................................
Professional and technical services ......................................
Management of companies and enterprises .........................
Administrative and waste services ........................................
Educational services .............................................................
Health care and social assistance ........................................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .......................................
Accommodation and food services .......................................
Other services, except public administration ........................
Unclassified establishments ..................................................
176
160
120
173
129
237
183
150
209
111
142
131
261
129
158
159
189
115
69
125
182
126
167
125
214
201
198
202
123
187
119
208
120
148
279
232
157
196
136
94
105
135
101
225
173
143
154
89
108
201
170
209
124
174
129
114
–
Reason for layoff groupings
Business demand .................................................................
Organizational changes ........................................................
Financial issues ....................................................................
Production specific ................................................................
Disaster/Safety ......................................................................
Seasonal ...............................................................................
Other/miscellaneous .............................................................
155
231
231
258
114
165
198
150
199
164
124
140
166
204
132
165
142
186
119
152
138
r
p
1
See footnote 1, table 1.
p
r
= revised.
NOTE: Dash represents zero.
= preliminary.
Table 13. Distribution of extended layoff events by size of layoff, private nonfarm sector,
first quarter 2010p
Size
Total ………………………………………………
50-99 ……………………………………………
100-149 ..………………………………………
150-199 …………………………………………
200-299 …………………………………………
300-499 …………………………………………
500-999 …………………………………………
1,000 or more …………………………………
p
= preliminary.
Layoff events
Separations
Number
Percent
1,564
824
346
154
136
62
27
15
100.0
52.7
22.1
9.8
8.7
4.0
1.7
1.0
Number
221,150
57,164
40,404
25,945
30,926
23,613
17,764
25,334
Percent
100.0
25.8
18.3
11.7
14.0
10.7
8.0
11.5
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2007:1
= preliminary.
2009:1
Production specific
2008:1
Financial issues
The chart excludes information on layoffs due to other/miscellaneous reasons.
Organizational changes
2006:1
p
Business demand
2005:1
1
Seasonal
2004:1
First quarters, 2004-10
p
2010:1
Disaster/Safety
Chart 1. Extended Mass Layoff Events by Reason Categories1